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Photography (Essentials & Advanced)


$49.00


Instructors: Sarah Nichols and Kelsey Kremer

With Additional Videos By: Jim Streisel and Vanelli

  • What makes a great photo?
  • Camera handling
  • You’re in control: Light, background, rule of thirds
  • Know your gear
  • Practice: One object, 20 shots
  • Photo composition techniques
  • Three angles: High, low, normal eye view
  • Three distances: Close, medium, wide
  • ISO: Sensitivity to light
  • Understanding shutter speed
  • Adjusting aperture: What’s an f-stop?
  • Basic color correction in Adobe Photoshop
  • Cropping, file size and resolution in Adobe Photoshop
  • Social media photography
  • Composition and camera settings refresher
  • Making photos with your phone
  • What is photojournalism: Telling stories with one photo
  • The photo story: Telling stories with multiple photos
  • Using light and shadow in photography
  • Making portraits
  • How to shoot sports
  • Writing good photo captions
  • The basics of video storytelling
  • Preparing photos for publication
  • Designing a photo essay
  • Photo sequencing: The 5 shot rule
  • Capturing great action sports photos
  • Capturing Great Sports Portraits

Whether you’re new to photography completely, looking to take your skills to a more advanced level or eager to understand why some shots turn out better than others, this class will meet your basic photography needs. We’ve combined the essentials with materials for the advanced photographer ready to push to more complex compositional storytelling.

$49.00